Classroom Management and Discipline info & strategies for teachers. Engage Me! Response Ability. Top 10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class - SimpleK12. The following is a guest post from Michelle Doman, a 7th and 8th grade Language Arts teacher at Brandon Middle School in Wisconsin.
Top 10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class Many people get a little squeamish, wiggly, and offer a scrunched expression when I respond to the question, “What grades do you teach?” I teach middle school, and with heart and honesty, I find great joys (and challenges) in teaching the group referred to as “tweens” and adolescents. So, I invite you into the quirky world of middle school. Do not fear…you will become comfortable in a beanbag, find a new young-at-heart-love-for reading air, and (at times chuckle) as I give you a sneak-peek into the crevices (oh, look out for that dirty sock) of the teenage minds. Here are the Top 10 Ways to Wake-up Students in Class... 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. If anyone has more ideas to capture the wondering, daydreaming, (hormonal) minds of middle school students, I would love to read about them. Behavior Management Printable Forms for Grades K-12.
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The Teachers Lounge has been dormant for about 8 months, but we’re happy to be back! As happens at times, there have been transitions and some of our blog team members have moved on to do other great work on the web. We wish them well! As 2014 begins to roll out, look to see posts here at least twice a month. They may be re-posts from our current blog team’s personal/professional blogs, or guest posts, or lists of links and resources. Today, just want to share a few links that our readers may find useful for February: Hope you take the time to check out some of these great, resources. Lisa Dabbs is an Educational Consultant. Photo credit: icanread As we head into the weekend, we at The Teacher’s Lounge, want to wish you all a safe and celebratory, Memorial Day! Hoping you will all take this time to count your blessings, and enjoy this time with family and friends. Photo credit: soldiersmediacenter Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22.
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Intimidation is not my weapon. I am a veteran teacher with 17 years of experience. I have taught senior auto mechanics Shakespeare. In addition to high school students, I have taught middle school students who have had ADHD, students who had parents in jail and students with their own parole officers. In the real world, students come from all walks of life. Of course, students know the classroom rules and school rules. Five Top Strategies to Keep Students Learning in a Calm Classroom Environment Strategy #5 – Keep the lesson moving.If you have a forty-five minute period, plan three different activities. Strategy #4 – Don’t lecture for the whole period.
Strategy #3 – Talk to your students.If you see them in the hall, in the cafeteria or at the grocery store, ask them how they are. Strategy #2 – When students are being disruptive by talking, poking, pulling or crumpling paper, go stand by them. Classroom Management Strategies, Tips, and Resources. Classroom Management Strategies, Classroom Management Printouts Classroom Management Strategies Discipline - Stages of Classroom Discipline Discipline - Four Steps for Better Classroom Management Discipline - Techniques that Backfire Discipline - Proactive Discipline Discipline - Techniques for Improving Classroom Discipline Techniques That Backfire," "Four Stages of Discipline," and "Four Steps for Classroom Discipline.
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